St. Landry democrat., 1887-02-26

PRINCE Louis NAPOLEON, the second son
of Prince jerome Napoleon (Plon Plon),
has asked permission of accompanying
the Italian troops to Massowa.
SURVEYOR LANCASTER of the Port OF st.
Louis wants $4,000 damages from the
Post Dispatch for alleged lbelous utter
ances in the columns of that paper.
A ST. PETERSBURG dispatch Of the 18th
says that China is massing troops in
Kashgar and Kuldja, and that $1,000
men are already assembled in these dis
tricts.
A PUBLIC meeting at Leicester, England,
on the 16th, indorsed the free coinage OF
silver policy, and complimented number
of United States Senators and members OF
Congress.
ITis expected that st. Louis will soon
be without an organized militia, their dis
bandment being the result of the Leglsla-
lures failure to pass the Militia Appro-
priation bill.
Much interest Is manifested in the trial
of John Dillon in Ireland and it is init
mated that the packing of a jury in behalf
of the crown will be met with the strong
est opposition.
IT is thought that the Senate committee
on commerce will report favorably on the
Hennepin and Portage canal projects, but
an adverse report is expected on the
Sturgeon Bay canal.
LATEST Berlin advices are not favorable
to prolonged continuance of peace be-
tween France and Germany. The uneasi-
ness reflected by the bourses has extended
to the diplomatic relations OF the two
countries.
ANOTHER effort is being made to induce
the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons to
recommend the release of Milton Weston,
the Chicago millionaire, convicted Of man
slaughter in connection with the gas-well
riot in Westmoreland County, Pa.
Prince ALEXANDER has received from
the officers of the first Bulgarian foot
regiment red velvet album with silver
and gold adornm ents containing the por-
traits of the donors. Prince Alexander
formerly was honorary colonel of the regi-
ment.
THE Logan fund now amounts to $4,000
This includes the $4,000 raised IN Chlca-
go. Captain Lemon says the balance re-
naming to Mrs Logan, after the incum-
brances have been lifted from her Chicago
and Washington property, will be about
$4,000.
THE Pope, in response to friendly over
lures from China, has instructed Cardinal
Smeoni to prepare a convention securing
complete liberty for missions and Catho-
lie residents in the Chinese Empire. The
proposals are to be sent to Pekin on the
22d inst.
GENERAL JOHN A HALDERMAS, formerly
Minister to Siam, received letter from
the present Minister, Colonel Jake Child,
in which the Colonel expressed continued
satisfaction with his post and general
pleasure in his residence in that interest
ing kingdom.
THE Massachusetts Legislature has
adopted resolutions urging upon Congress
the appropriation of liberal sums for the
purpose of coast defense and for the
building of navy that will command the
confidence of our people and the respect
of other nations.
CoNsUL-GENERAL WALLER at London
has reported to the State Department
that of the 116 men comprising the United
States consular corps of Great Britain
and Ireland, only thirty-four are Ameri-
cans, the reason being that the compensa-
ton is so small.
THE President has allowed the appro-
priation of 100000 year to provide arms
and equipments for the militia, to become
ofJr
stitutional limitation of ten days within
which he should have acted on this Dill
expired on the 12th.
SOME seventy Senators and members
have Joined together to entertain thirty OF
the leading newspaper correspondents
in Washington, who are members OF what
is known as the Gridiron Club, at dinner
to be given at Wormley's Hotel on Satur-
day evening, the 18th
THOMAS STEVENS, who has just finished
his ride around the world on an American
bicycle, arrived in New York on the even
ing of the 18th. He looked sunburned and
why. The bicycle record around the
world has been established by his trip at
two years and nine months.
WILLIAM K. VANDERBILT has gone on
cruise with his new steam yact Alva, the
most beautiful and perfectly equipped
craft of the kind aft oat. His family and
number of invited friends accompany
him. The yacht will touch at Bermuda
and then cruise in the West Indies.
AS result of the inyes LEGATION which
has been in progress for several days by
the board of freeholders into the alleged
mism anagement of the Camden County
(N.J.) almshouse, John L. Smith, chair
man Of inc almshouse committee, anG
Alfred Haines, late steward Of the institu
ton, are locked up in the county Jail il